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Re: I was wrong about....

1. Didn't think Phillips would improve his plate discipline
2. I really didn't think Dusty Baker was as bad as Cubs fans screamed. He's not, he's worse.
3. I thought maybe Walt would do us some good.
4. I thought Jay Bruce would hit .280 with 30+ HR's this year.
5. I thought Harang would have a pretty good bounce back year.
6. I thought Edwin would break out this year as well.

Re: I was wrong about....

Originally Posted by Raisor

I was wrong about....

You had me at hello.

You had me at hello!

"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda

Re: I was wrong about....

I was wrong about:
1. Dusty not being so bad; I thought that his rapport with the players would allow them to play better--no matter how bad his in game managing is.
2. Bob Castellini not being Carl Linder Jr. To be a successful owner, sometimes you have to spend a little $$$ up front and be a civic cheerleader not a civic downer (i.e. don't whine that your team doesn't have a big market--you make your own market).
3. Willie Taveras. He just stunk.

Re: I was wrong about....

I once thought I was wrong about something, but then after careful consideration I realized...

I was wrong

At least the Pirate's organization is still the worst...oops

What's it gona take to finally pull the Reds out of the ditch? Volquez and Cueto looked so promising, but young pitching can go "poof" just like that

Meanwhile the Blazers and the Vikings are franchises on the rise so my attention is being diverted away from Cincy baseball. I still tune into the games, but I'll see a new player and ask myself...when did they get this guy? If Dusty and Walt can't get things turned around, who else is out there that can...and is willing to try?

I don't think there's a right answer to these rhetorical questions, but a lot of "wrong" answers have already been tried...

Re: I was wrong about....

1. David Weathers - I thought "reality" would catch up to Stormy two years ago. I was very wrong. Weathers always battled and did a fine job for this franchise.

2. Jay Bruce - I didn't see this as a breakout year for Jay, but I did expect solid improvement

3. Walt Jocketty - I thought that Walt would come up with a blockbuster by the trade deadline that would put his stamp on this franchise and signify the direction he would take this franchise. Unfortunatley, I believe the Rolen deal fulfilled only the second part and I am less than immpressed to say the least. I was hoping for a turnaround, but just got more of the same.

Re: I was wrong about....

Votto. I thought he'd take a step backwards this year.

I was wrong about EE, but only previous to last year. After last year, I pretty much figured he'd wind up a disappointment.

But I hate that I was right about most everything else. I predicted Bruce to have a tough year based mostly on his lack of plate discipline. I thought Volquez would take a big step back, but not the TJ surgery. I thought the offense would be the worst I've seen in Cincy in my lifetime. I knew Gonzo would be awful, and Taveras was about as predictable as it gets.

I did think Jocketty would be better, but I'm not sure he's worked under a situation similar to what the Reds face right now. He could be one of those guys who can be great in certain situations, but clueless anywhere else.... like a doctor outside of the medicine they practice.

And mostly I was right about Castellini the day he bought the Reds. If there was ever anything I wish I was completely wrong about, that would be it. I don't think this organization has the first clue how to be successful in today's world of baseball. The Reds are pretty much the Pirates these days, and that's sad because unlike Pittsburgh we happen to have the worst franchise in the NFL (maybe even all professional sports). Maybe I'll catch Favre fever up here in the Land of Lakes.

Grape works as a soda. Sort of as a gum. I wonder why it doesn't work as a pie. Grape pie? There's no grape pie. - Larry David

Re: I was wrong about....

I was wrong in thinking for a moment that the Josh Hamilton trade was decent.

I was wrong in thinking that Bruce would have a decent season.

I was wrong in thinking that Dusty "can't be that bad".

I was wrong in thinking that Jerry Hairston knew how to play baseball.

I was wrong in thinking that RedsZone was a decent place to come and discuss things but all that it seems like now is a giant place for people to scream LET'S TRADE X PLAYER. Yeah, that's going to solve things. Let's just ****ing trade everyone.

"And the fact that watching him pitch is like having someone poop on your soul." FCB on Gary Majewski

Re: I was wrong about....

Touche' TC good call. I just got done sending someone a PM about the likelihood of him getting his walking papers at the end of the season.

Hard to say what the current front office is thinking. Honestly, at the end of the year meeting with Dusty and Walt, I can not think of one thing he could lay on the table to save his job.

It's absolutely pathetic that people can't have an opinion from actually watching games and supplementing that with stats. If you voice an opinion that doesn't fit into a black/white box you will get completely misrepresented and basically called a tobacco chewing traditionalist...

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